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Ljeonida is a reporter and writer with a degree in journalism and communications from the University of Tirana in her native Albania. She has a particular interest in all things digital marketing; she considers herself a copywriter, content producer, SEO specialist, and passionate marketer. Ljeonida is based in Tbilisi, Georgia.

Ljeonida Mulabazi

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‘He wasted 8 years of my life’: Woman doesn’t suspect her boyfriend is cheating. Then he buys a new iPhone

Brooke Sjoberg is a freelance writer who graduated with her Bachelors in Journalism from the University of Texas at Austin in 2020.

Brooke Sjoberg

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‘Best Buy might payout more’: Shopper reveals how you can get Costco gift cards by trading in your old iPhone, iPad devices

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‘You told me you had the phone and then you didn’t’: Man trades for iPhone 16 on the app. Then he gets his bill from the Verizon store

Braden Bjella is a culture writer. His work can be found in Mixmag, Electronic Beats, Schon! magazine, and more.

Braden Bjella

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‘Like how do you fall for this???’: T-Mobile customer goes in to set her new phone up. Then the worker notices something

Tiffanie Drayton is a geek culture and lifestyle reporter whose work covers everything from gender and race to anime and Xbox. Her work has appeared in Complex, Salon, Marie Claire, and elsewhere.

Tiffanie Drayton

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‘I’ve gotten some bizarre ones’: Man tries Apple Intelligence features on iOS 18. Then he sees what it does to his text messages

Stacy Fernández is a freelance writer, project manager and communications specialist. She’s worked at The Texas Tribune, The Dallas Morning News and run social for The Education Trust New York. Her favorite hobby is finding hidden gems at the thrift store, she loves a good audio book and is a chocolate enthusiast.

Stacy Fernandez

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‘I only purchase Apple products from the Apple Store’: Woman says she was ‘scammed’ by T-Mobile, UPS after ordering phone

Steve Ecker is a freelance reporter based in Austin, Texas. He has an extensive background in consumer marketing and is also an artist running Get Lost Collages.

Steve Ecker

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‘So it’s not just me’: Woman calls out new iPhone 16 for ‘grainy’ camera

Rebekah is a freelance reporter for the Daily Dot.

Rebekah Harding

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‘The reason for this gets down to the chemicals’: Expert warns you may want to think twice before charging your phone to 100%

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‘Same thing happened to me but reversed’: Woman says you should never get phones in the mail after buying iPhone 16 for Verizon upgrade

Ramon Ramirez was the managing editor and, formerly, the Dot&#8217;s news director, entertainment editor, and evening editor. His work has appeared in the Washington Post, Grantland, Washington City Paper, Austin American-Statesman, and Austin Monitor.

Ramon Ramirez

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Main Character of the Week: Is the new iPhone update a cheater’s dream? 

Phil West is a veteran professional writer and editor, and his works include two nonfiction books and articles in myriad print and online publications.

Phil West

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‘I will use my iPhone 13 until I can’t and then I think I’m moving over to android’: Why are people returning their new iPhone 16s so fast?

Mikael Thalen is a tech and security reporter covering social media, data breaches, hackers, and more.

Mikael Thalen

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Change these settings in iOS 18 for better iPhone privacy

Kiera Sargent is a self-declared chronically online adult, she enjoys weaving stories out of the content she consumes to reflect on greater social and cultural developments. When she’s not staring at a screen, she stares at the pages of a book, through a camera viewfinder, or at a paint-soaked canvas.

Kiera Sargent

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‘I have no service’: Woman warns against iOS 18 update after it ‘bricked’ her iPhone 15 Pro

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Main Character of the Week: Fixing your own stuff

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